The footage, from the Circus Hermanos Vazquez in Houston, Texas, shows the performers spinning high in the air with a space rocket contraption before the woman, who was not wearing a safety harness, suddenly falls and with a thud lands near some empty seats.

Circus officials quickly rushed to the woman’s aid, who reportedly only suffered minor injuries during the mishap.

Last year nine acrobats were seriously injured when a hair hanging trick at a Rhode Island circus went wrong.

According to reports, eight performers fell up to 40ft and a dancer on the ground was also hurt.

The metal frame apparatus they were hanging from apparently became loose.

The accident happened as part of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus' Legends show and it was reported at the time that some of the performers suffered spinal injuries so bad they could no longer walk.